Do not stand at my grave and weep...

Posted by Babul Bhatt (Bombay, India) on 6 September 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

~Mary Frye

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Comments (13)

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Very sad shot.

6 Sep 2007 12:54pm

Benny from Lausanne, Switzerland

Deliciously sad!
Great composition!

6 Sep 2007 1:45pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

A startling and very emotive piece, Babul. A sobering reminder of harsh realities in our beautiful but very troubled world today.

6 Sep 2007 2:02pm

Anand Kumar Soma from Hyderabad, India

nice shot babul , only a bit of burning in post processing would have made the picture more interesting and more communicating

7 Sep 2007 12:41am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Very sad! Good job. Love the poem!

7 Sep 2007 3:09am

Carson from Portland, United States

Lovely, Babul. :)

7 Sep 2007 6:46am

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very powerful image - the choice of b&w is very successful

7 Sep 2007 10:44am

Vahid from Bø, Norway

wow, such a mysterious shot!

8 Sep 2007 4:51am

vasa from mountain view, United States

amazing

10 Sep 2007 4:28pm

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Beaucoup de force dans cette photo ...

11 Sep 2007 1:27am

Nadine from Montréal, Canada

Congratulations.

11 Sep 2007 11:12am

Rags from Plano, United States

where did you take the image? I find it really interesting.

11 Sep 2007 12:55pm

@Rags: This was shot in the Cemetery at St. George's Cathedral in Madras (now known as Chennai)

http://www.csistgeorgescathedral.org/

Aayawa from Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Powerful image. I would like it even more with more contrast.
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings" I forget the name of the poet who wrote that.

12 Sep 2007 4:03pm

@Aayawa: Thanks for your comments:

I looked it up; it's by Percy Bysshe Shelley

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains: round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away."

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